DEIKSIS PERSONA BAHASA INDONESIA DIALEK AMBON

Taufik Taufik, Tadjuddin Maknun, Asriani Abbas

Abstract

Personal deixis of Indonesian language especially in Ambonese dialect are widely used in everyday conversation. This study aimed to explain the use of the lexeme of personal deixis of the Indonesianlanguage in ambonese dialect. This research was a qualitative descriptive research which try to study linguistic phenomena by sociopragmatic approach. The research data was the utterances which came fromthe public utterances in Ambon city. Respondents came from all vulnerable ages i.e. children, adolescents, adults, and parents. Data were collected using observation method with recording and note takingtechnique. The data have been obtained, classified and analyzed descriptively with qualitative approach. The results show that, the use of deixis forms of lexemic personality of the Indonesian language in Ambonese dialect comprised into the first single personal pronoun, the second single personal pronoun, and the sole third personal pronoun. The use of the kinite lexeme of the Indonesian dialect of Ambon has different characteristics from other languages. Such distinctiveness is a form of deixis persona that canhave various references and meanings. It is strongly influenced by the social context inherent in Ambonese society. In addition, the context of the situation also affects the selection of words personal deixis. The intended context was whose spoke the language, to whom, and what circumstances.Keywords: deiksis persona, persona pronoun, dialect indonesia Ambon.